Instagram Can Be Dangerous For The Fragile Psyche

Experts Conducted an Experiment With Forbidden Content in Social Networks<hr>

The Association of Professional Users of Social Networks and Messengers (APPSIM) checked how social networks are fighting suicidal posts and groups. Worst of all, blocking dangerous Facebook and Instagram content. Due to the negligence of such publications in the UK scandal broke. Social networks are accused of ineffective struggle with content that can push teenagers to suicide and hurt themselves.

As part of the experiment, posts with pictures about the depressive world were placed in specially created groups. The essence of all publications is reduced to the futility of being and hopelessness. At the same time, there were no direct calls for suicide as part of the experiment in posts. In addition, experts conducted a monitoring of social networks for existing suicidal groups and posts.

Most efforts in the fight against such communities and posts were done by the VKontakte administration. In particular, they blocked the search for the most popular hashtags of suicidal subjects, for example, #siley, # bluekits, # f57 and others. They also launched the Information Center “Security Center”, in which users can learn about the fight against prohibited information. In particular, the administration of the resource notes that since the beginning of 2018, more than 7.9 million pieces of content related to suicide approval and maiming have been removed on the social network. Blocked photos, videos, publications and audio.

As part of the experiment, all groups and suicidal publications that were complained were removed. And it was not possible to find active publications with dangerous content. With Odnoklassniki, the situation was similar. In the “Report Post” section there is no “Suicidal content / self-injury” item.

The reason proposed to choose from three points:

• Erotica, pornography
• Spam, advertising
• Insulting other users

For complaints had to choose the item "Insult other users." And additionally send a message to the support service with reference to the post with suicidal content. In addition, during the monitoring process, it was possible to find a small number of posts with dangerous content marked with the hashtag # bluekit